380 problems, help please
Thread Starter
Newbie
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
380 problems, help please
my 1985 380 se idles very fast (1800 rpms). any advice on what could be wrong? Also, about every 10-15 minutes, a huge cloud of white smoke comes out the tail pipe. Merceds dealer kept it for several weeks and finally gave it back to me unfixed. They checked the trans vacuum but no help. They did a complete valve job on it a year earlier, and I'm wondering if they are coveering up a bad valve.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 4,929
Likes: 5
From: Tampa, Florida
06 SL65 / 97 993tt /11 Suburban/ 2012 GTR (AMG è la mia Famiglia la Bestia è la mia protezione)
Originally Posted by Jim LaFevers
my 1985 380 se idles very fast (1800 rpms). any advice on what could be wrong? Also, about every 10-15 minutes, a huge cloud of white smoke comes out the tail pipe. Merceds dealer kept it for several weeks and finally gave it back to me unfixed. They checked the trans vacuum but no help. They did a complete valve job on it a year earlier, and I'm wondering if they are coveering up a bad valve.
I finally found a good mechanic I can trust that I let him handle all my families non-warranty repair and unscheduled oil changes. You can't believe the amount of crap that dealer mechanics try to get away with...good luck.
